Pedro Borbon vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Borbon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.52 and 1.395 for Pedro Borbon. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Ford Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.89
63.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
9.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.62
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4326
37.92
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
3.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.81
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.36
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Ford Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.47
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.95
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.81
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Ford Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
32
114.97
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
23.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
75.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
24.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA